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Some time later, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David captured Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.

References for 2 Samuel 8:1

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David also defeated the Moabites and made them lie on the ground, measuring them with a rope. He measured two rope lengths for those who were to be killed and one rope length for those who were to be spared. The Moabites became David's subjects and brought him tribute.

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Next David defeated Zobah's King Hadadezer, Rehob's son, as Hadadezer was on his way to puta his monument along the Euphrates River.b

References for 2 Samuel 8:8

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When Hamath's King Toi heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

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he sent his son Joram to King David to wish him well and congratulate him on his battle and defeat of Hadadezer, because Toi was an enemy of Hadadezer. Joram brought silver, gold, and bronze objects with him.

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King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations that he had subdued:

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Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, including the plunder of Zobah's King Hadadezer, Rehob's son.

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So David made a name for himself.e When he returned, he killed eighteen thousand Edomitesf in the Salt Valley.